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Chameleon: Does It Have to Cost the Earth to Find out Who We Really Are?
Shortly before the fall of Atlantis, genetic engineers created three new prototypes, Kam, Mel, and Leon, the first humans to have blue eyes and shape-shifting capabilities. With climatic conditions on Earth spinning rapidly out of control, the future of Atlantean civilization depends entirely on whether the three test subjects can work together to solve the deepening crisis. But first, they need to find each other.
- GenresClimate Change Fiction
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Published August 19, 2022
About the author
Sarah Holding
8 books99 followersSarah Holding is a full-time children's and YA author based in the UK and Japan.
Sarah's latest offering 'Road to True North', a YA novel about an ill-fated roadtrip around Iceland, came out in September 2025.
Her fictional debut 'SeaBEAN', a best-selling time travel adventure trilogy, is regarded as a leading 'cli-fi' text, and is being taught in primary schools across the UK and around the world.
'CHAMELEON', her first YA novel published in 2020, is set during the fall of Atlantis.
Her second YA novel 'blackloop', an edgy coming-of-age sci-fi romance, came out in 2023.
Sarah's first collection of poems, 'How to Write a Poem', which was written during lockdown, came out in 2021.
Sarah has given over 300 author-led creative writing workshops and talks for schools, libraries, festivals and offers a range of virtual discovery sessions for schools overseas.
When she's not writing, Sarah loves painting and drawing, travelling, cooking, singing and playing jazz.
Sarah's latest offering 'Road to True North', a YA novel about an ill-fated roadtrip around Iceland, came out in September 2025.
Her fictional debut 'SeaBEAN', a best-selling time travel adventure trilogy, is regarded as a leading 'cli-fi' text, and is being taught in primary schools across the UK and around the world.
'CHAMELEON', her first YA novel published in 2020, is set during the fall of Atlantis.
Her second YA novel 'blackloop', an edgy coming-of-age sci-fi romance, came out in 2023.
Sarah's first collection of poems, 'How to Write a Poem', which was written during lockdown, came out in 2021.
Sarah has given over 300 author-led creative writing workshops and talks for schools, libraries, festivals and offers a range of virtual discovery sessions for schools overseas.
When she's not writing, Sarah loves painting and drawing, travelling, cooking, singing and playing jazz.
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June 12, 2020
CHAMELEON
A truly wide-ranging adventure in time and space focussing on 3 intriguingly different characters and their roles and inter-relationships. The book also opens a window on the deep history of human civilisation and on how that history might help in our present climate dilema and in its posible solution.
A truly wide-ranging adventure in time and space focussing on 3 intriguingly different characters and their roles and inter-relationships. The book also opens a window on the deep history of human civilisation and on how that history might help in our present climate dilema and in its posible solution.
March 27, 2021
A remarkable, clever cli-fi tale centred around Plato's 'mythical' Atlantis, Holding's keenly researched story creates a vivid vision of an ancient past - with advanced technologies, space travel, and alien sea creatures - that once before saw climate catastrophe. The ancient yet futuristic setting and shape-shifting, intuitive main characters, in places reminded me of scenes from Star Wars.
I found the genuine references to the region where Atlantis was said to have existed really interesting. Just an enlightening read that leaves you questioning what we truly know about our past and painting a picture of what the next apocalypse might look like, if we don't act now...
I found the genuine references to the region where Atlantis was said to have existed really interesting. Just an enlightening read that leaves you questioning what we truly know about our past and painting a picture of what the next apocalypse might look like, if we don't act now...
June 28, 2020
Thoughtful climate change in a dramatic story of Atlantis and the battle for survival.
Climate Fiction is an expanding and exciting genre and Sarah paints a picture of life in Atlantis at a time of major climate change.
The story centres on three very different genetically modified humans learning to cope with their new lives and talents in a rapidly changing world. Does different mean scary – it shouldn’t.
Sarah takes the time to really develop the key characters and the world they live in is intriguing and manages to be both new and familiar.
Although the setting is climate catastrophe – the story is about the three impressive individuals finding a way to work together for the future of Atlantis.
Designed to make you think on climate change, it works.
Highly recommended.
Climate Fiction is an expanding and exciting genre and Sarah paints a picture of life in Atlantis at a time of major climate change.
The story centres on three very different genetically modified humans learning to cope with their new lives and talents in a rapidly changing world. Does different mean scary – it shouldn’t.
Sarah takes the time to really develop the key characters and the world they live in is intriguing and manages to be both new and familiar.
Although the setting is climate catastrophe – the story is about the three impressive individuals finding a way to work together for the future of Atlantis.
Designed to make you think on climate change, it works.
Highly recommended.
August 28, 2020
A great read for young readers. Sarah Holding allows her readers’ imagination to play where few writers have set foot.
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